| Early History | ||
| #1 | In the 1500s what changed the ways of life for Native Americans forever? | arrival of the Europeans |
| #2 | Agriculture allowed early people to do what? | form communities |
| #3 | In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Nina, Pinta, and ____________ | Santa Maria |
| #4 | Who was the first Spaniard to land on the mainland of North America? | Juan Ponce de Leon |
| #5 | What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover? | northewest passage to Asia |
| Colonies - Part 1 | ||
| #1 | How did the Jamestown settlers save their colony? | planted tobacco |
| #2 | Because their journey had a religious purpose, what did Separatists call themselves? | Pilgrims |
| #3 | Which European group maintained the friendliest relations with the Native Americans? | the French |
| #4 | What type of farming was practiced in New England? | subsistence farming |
| #5 | How did England view its North American colonies? | as an economic resource |
| Colonies - Part 2 | ||
| #1 | What is the name of the religious revival that swept through the colonies? | Great Awakening |
| #2 | Who provided labor for the Southern rice fields in the colonies? | slaves |
| #3 | What is the name of the leg of the triangular trade route in which enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies? | the Middle Passage |
| #4 | What act taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies? | Stamp Act |
| #5 | Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| The American Revolution | ||
| #1 | Who wrote Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| #2 | How did colonial leaders use news about the Boston Massacre killings? |
Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| #4 | Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion? | Loyalists |
| #5 | Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence? | Patriots |
| Our New Government | ||
| #1 | What is the name for a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives? | republic |
| #2 | What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power? | checks and balances |
| #3 | What was America's first constitution called? | Articles of Confederation |
| #4 | What is the most distinctive feature of the U.S. government? | separation of powers |
| #5 | With which of the following did Congress establish a federal court system? | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| Final Question | |
| Why did the Stamp Act cause more resistance among ordinary people in the colonies than did the Sugar Act? | The Stamp Act affected almost everyone - it applied to all printed materials from newspapers to wills. The Sugar Act did not affect as many people. |